James Madison Porter
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1793
- Died
- 1862
- Works
- 4
Top works
- The Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom were referred sundry memorials of the citizens of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin, praying Congress to take measures to open a canal around the Falls of St. Mary's at the outlet of Lake Superior; also a bill proposing an appropriation for that object...
- Address of James Madison Porter, before the Diagnothian and Goethean Societies of Marshall College
- An address delivered by the Rev. D.V. McLean, D.D. at his inauguration as president of Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1851
- Inaugural charge
- Speech of Hon. James M. Porter, of Northampton County
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Porter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Norristown
- Place of death
- Easton
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- United States Secretary of War
- Political party
- Whig Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- PorterJM.jpg
- Work location
- Harrisburg
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- name in native language
- James Madison Porter
- Commons category
- James Madison Porter
- date of birth
- 1793-01-06
- date of death
- 1862-11-11
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